LONDON - JUNE 1972: Musician David Bowie poses for a portrait in his "Ziggy Stardust" guise in June 1972 in London, England. David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust returns to a pair of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. David Bowie is remembered as one of the most inventive and creative ...

“DAVID BOWIE IS ZIGGY STARDUST” the press release from RCA Records blasted out to the world on June 16, 1972. With the eventual breakout single “Starman” already percolating on the U.K. charts, and ...

Audrey Connelly is a writer living and working in Boston, MA. Music is and has always been one of the most important parts of her life. While rock & roll is her true love, Audrey's taste runs the ...

We all know him. We’ve all seen him. That face with the orange lightning bolt. Combined with Bowie’s voice and celestial songwriting, the character was an indelible hit that we all love and continue ...

Rock 'n' roll became part of the mainstream when Elvis Presley crashed the gates in the mid '50s. The Beatles and Rolling Stones pushed further into culture in the '60s, but by the end of the decade ...

There’s a starman waiting in the sky. The kids are down here hiding from their parents in a million darkened bedrooms, scanning their devices for some hot new pop saviour to set them free, to say ...

There’s little question that David Bowie’s rise to superstardom in 1972 was a carefully calculated campaign, involving an unforgettable, otherworldly image, a strategically timed public announcement ...